#23 Cheonggyecheon Stream on DiscoveringKorea.com

Much has been written about the Cheonggyecheon (청계천), the 5.8-km restored stream that magically starts in the heart of downtown Seoul and courses through the neighborhoods of Jongno and Dongdaemun before it eventually empties into the mighty Han River. Completed in 2005, the restoration of the historic waterway was a major success for then Seoul mayor now president Lee Myung-bak.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• Cheonggyecheon
• Cheonggye Stream
• Korea
• Seoul
• urban revitalization
• 청계천

[discoveringkorea]

thanks for your comment! i read last year that seoul and hanoi city officials were discussing how to improve the red river?

[SHINingSHinee0629]

Why is there a KBS HD sign at the beginning?

lol

[ksungjin10]

lets just hope this river doesnt turn in to an alawai river

[resnaturvictoria]

Una buena lección de diseño y restauración para aplicar algunos de sus conceptos en nuestros ríos. Por ejemplo en un tramo urbano de la quebrada La Melgara del municipio de Melgar Tolima, se invertirán 10.000 millones! en dragado y canalización, desperdiciando la oportunidad de realizar un verdadero proyecto de restauración ecológica y participativa que potencie el turismo de la ciudad.

[inesalag]

How interesting that the Mayor that succeeded restoring the river is now the president. Politicians that construct highways should never be voted again. People who want more paviment is simply blind...

[al0on]

Ojalá muchas másciudades optaran por restaurar los paisajes naturales que existían antes de la urbanización, ahora con un toque más estético.

[ssw6146]

감사해용 ㅋㅋ

[juanalvaro01]

Lo que paso con una via Express en Seul.

[juanalvaro01]

Lo que paso con una via express en Seu.

[Filadelfiagemeente]

Thanks!

[WhiteStallionProduc]

This is gorgeous. I really want to see that stream one day, one day soon, and make loads of pictures. I am eager to go to South Korea. You are lucky! NIce video! :D